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Antrodiaetus

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Antrodiaetus
Female A. unicolor.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Antrodiaetidae
Genus: Antrodiaetus
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
A. unicolor (Hentz, 1842)
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Acattyma
  • Brachybothrium

Antrodiaetus is a genus of American and Japanese folding trapdoor spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[2] The name is a combination of the Greek "antrodiaitos" (αντροδιαιτος), meaning "living in caves", "antron" (αντρον), meaning "cave", and "diaita (διαιτα), meaning "way of life, dwelling".[3]

Species

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As of May 2019 the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Antrodiaetus Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  2. ^ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.
  3. ^ "Genus Antrodiaetus". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-09.